Partick Thistle FC, based out of Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, has unveiled a new design for their away kit which includes pride flag stripes. The club’s Chief Executive, Gerry Britton, said: “We are really pleased with how the strips look and hope the supporters will like them as much as we […]
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Megan Rapinoe, co-captain and forward of the US Women’s National Team (USWNT), took the opportunity of her team’s recent win against France to point out the vitality of gay players to the game
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LEAP Sports Volunteer, Christian Gamauf, writes on the situation facing transgender athletes active in powerlifting. [Content note: This article contains discussions of transphobia and transmisogny.] Trans athletes continue to endure outrage from certain corners of the internet and media landscape, while some claim that including trans athletes compromises the fairness of competitions, particularly women’s […]
Read MoreAs numerous outlets have reported, late in March professional footballer and SV Meppen player Shiho Shimoyamada cane out as gay, stating that she wanted to inspire other LGBTQ sportspeople to come out as well. Shimoyamada recorded a video alongside out LGBTQ Japanese sportspeople, detailing the role her sports team played in helping her come into […]
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Recent events in Australian and British Rugby have seen support coming from within the sport for the LGBTI+ community. In recent weeks, a number of rugby professionals have spoken out against a number of anti-LGBTI+ social media posts made by New South Wales Waratahs player Israel Folau, one of which was ‘liked’ by Saracens FC player […]
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In recent months, we have seen an increased negative focus on many transgender and intersex people in sports, particularly around access to women’s competition
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March has been a busy month for the Outsport project at LEAP Sports, with info days for the project held during our annual volunteer conference and Trans Pride Scotland 2019. Both were fabulous events and in both cases, the LEAP volunteer team brought heaps of their wisdom, passion and energy
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LEAP Sports Scotland enjoyed a successful set of information raising days for the Outsport project, during a busy February schedule and in no small part thanks to their invaluable volunteer team
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